Casket-handle



E. R. SARGENT.

CASKET HANDLE.

APPLICATION FILED. MAY 14, 1920.

Patented Sept. 13, 192-1.

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.Application filed May 14, 1920. Serial No. 381,318.

To all whom it may concern: I

Be it 'lmown that I, EDWARD R. SARGENT, a citizen-pf the United States,residing in the city of New Haven, State ,of Connecticut,

A further object .of my invention is to a provide an improvedstrengthening means, as'described, of Such a character that less of thesoft metal need be employed, thereby effecting a great saving in themanufacture of these handles.

third object of my invention is to pro.-

vide additional attaching means for attaching ,the handle bar ,to thepivoted arms.

To these and other endsythe invention consists in certain noyel featuresand combinations of parts, to .be hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a front ele-' vation ofa casket handleembodying my improvements the socket plates being omitted. Fig. 2 is anenlarged detail rear elevation of one of the arms and a portion of thehandle.

Fig. 3 isa View. in section on the line 33 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a detail sectional view on lines 44 of Fig. 3, or 4-4 of Fig.6.

Fig. 5 is a rear view in elevation of an.

arm designed to be used with a bar circular in cross section andembodying my improvements.

Fig. 6 is a sectional View on line 66 of Fig. 5.

And Fig. 7 is a view similar to Fig. 3, but showing another form offastening means.

In Fig. 1 of the drawings I have shown my improvements as applied to acasket handle comprising a bar 10 polygonal in cross section; but itwill be apparent that the shape of the bar is immaterial, as theinvention may also be applied to handles comprising bars of othershapes. The bar 10 is supponted from theside of the casket '(not shown)by. arms 11, pivoted insocket plates of usual form, as shoiWn in thepatentito Brooks, 1,167,044, ,J an. 4, 19.16, and :in my Patent No.1,164,220, :Dec. 14, 191 5. In {the present case these arms ihl comprisea .soft metal portion 12, and a S eel or hanclmetal brace orstrengthening skeleton member 13. The soft metal portion is disposed .onthat vside'of the brace ,and arm, which is exposed to view when use, asshown in Fig. 1, thus giving the arm a pleasing and 02113318 lap.-pearance. In order, :ghowever, that thearm may ;b,e ofthe requiredstrength,a great deal ot metal had to be used therein, unless the softmetal arm were neinforced by the hard metal gbrace l3. As will heappanent .as'this description proceeds, I have enabled do away withpractically all of this soft metal which is n t posed to View,andthereby greatly lessen the cost of manufacture .of the handles.-

As shown Fig. 3, the brace consists of a ne k por n ex ending up to theupper sn rofl h arms 11, and a enla ge lbwe portion 15, which isprovided withthe-lopening 1.6, to receive the ,bar 10. This hand me abrace a so PI V lQ W LhQE leg 17 .01 the rear side .of the opening L6,,through which a screw .18 may be passed to 601,1126 the bar 10 againstmovement in'the arms -11. It .will be understood, however, that, asshown in :F g. 7, as ap:1e.o, nai '22 may he fo ced und r th :ba wedg ngin be ween the base 19 of the soft metal arm and'itghe bar, a'ndthe barthus {secured against move.- me -t- "p h fl ter s ing means is .de-

ri ed a d cl me in the patent to Brooks heretofore referred ;to. Thusalternative fastening means for the bar are provided, or both may beused at the same time if desired.

It is to be noted that the base portion of hard metal brace 13, whichlies under the bar 10, is not of equal breadth with the sides extendingupwardly therefrom, but is partly cut away, as shown at 20, to providefor a thickness of soft metal 21 above the brace, thus more firmlysecuring the arm and brace together, and still providing for the openingof the required size for the bar 10. The soft metal portion of the armis cast about the brace, and by thus shaping the lower base of thebrace, the soft metal flows in over the base and evenly fills the spaceleft by the portion which has been cut out. 2. In a casket handle, asupporting arm It is thus seen by reference to Figs. 2 and 3 that I havebeen enabled to dispense with the use of the soft metal except at thebase and front of the brace 13, and the provision of the lug 17 enablesme to fasten the bar by a screw at the back without continuing the softmetal back of the brace, as is usually done for this purpose.

In Figs. 5 and 6 my improvements are shown as applied to an arm for thereception of a handle bar of circular cross section. The arm 11'comprises the soft metal portion 12 cast about the brace 13 in a mannersimilar to that previously described in connection with the polygonalbar. The base '13 comprises the neck 1e and the lower ring portion 15'provided with opening 16' for the reception of a round bar (not shown).The brace 13 is provided with a hug 17' for the reception of a screw tofasten the bar in the arm, and is cut away at 20 to allow a thickness ofsoft metal to flow over this brace as at 21 and lie between the braceand the handle bar. It is to be noted that in connection with the roundhandle, also, I have been enabled to dispense with a great deal more ofthe soft metal than has been possible in constructions heretofore knownand used.

It is, of course, not absolutely necessary to provide the cut outportions 20 and 20". If desired, these may be omitted and the samethickness of hard metal left at all sides of the openings 16 and 16,when the lugs 17 and 17' are provided. Moreover, the fastening lug 17'may be omitted from the structure shown in'Figs. -5 and 6 and the barsecured to the arms by a wedge as shown in my Patent'No. 1,164,220 abovereferred to.

What I claim is:

1. In a casket handle, a handle bar, a supporting arm, comprising a softmetal ornamental portion and' a strengthening brace, said softmetalportion extending downwardly along the'front of the brace thenrearwardly along the lower portion of the" brace and terminating at apoint near the lower portion thereof.

comprising a soft metal ornamental exterior portion and a strengtheninginterior portion, said ornamental portion being entirely cut away fromthe inner side of said strengthening portion, a portion of said bracebeing embedded in and surrounded by the soft metal of ornamentalportion.

3. In a casket handle, a supporting arm comprising a soft metal exteriorportion, a strengthening brace, therefor, at the rear thereof, said softmetal being cutaway from one side of said brace at the rear thereof, andsecuring means on said rear side of the brace, to secure the same to ahandle bar.

1. In a casket handle, a supporting arm and an arm brace provided withan opening therein, and a cut out portion communicating with saidopening to provide for a more intimate connection between said arm and"brace.

In a casket handle, a supporting arm and an arm brace provided with anopening therein, and a cut out portion communicating with said openingat the lower side thereof to provide for a more intimate connectionbetween said arm and brace.

65. In a casket handle, a handle bar and a supporting arm provided withan ornamental portion and a strengthening portion, a part of saidstrengthening portion being wholly surrounded by and embedded in theornamental portion, while another part remains exposed to engage thehandle bar.

7. In a casket handle, a supporting arm comprising an ornamental portionand a strengthening brace, a handle bar, said brace having an openingfor the reception of said bar,'and a cut out portioncommunicating withsaid opening. I

8. In a casket handle, an arm comprising a soft metal portion and astrengthening brace, a handle bar supported by said arm, and means,independent of said soft metal portion, for securing said bar againstmovement in said arm.

In Witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand on this 12th day of May,1920.

EDWARD R. SARGENT.

